The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-08-19

Wnen ] went 70 dinner two such
gcntlemanly little fellows met mo &
- the door and held up their sweet
and rosy faces for kiss. / hadn't the
heart 20 disturb the unusual serenity.
and thought it best TO overlook thsir
little ~ pranks that time. ''Plense.
papa. will you forgive usP" each little
boy had said. and Well. perhaps
you can understand how Il ended.
Aphonse Is five years old and Del
mont three and hall. and the other
day my wife said IL was quite time
thy were in Sunday school II was
almost too much 10 risk them In =
class with other children. so she de-
cided To experiment BY taking them 70
church herself.
suggested Headache" but when
she looked II me SO reproachfully. and
remarked: ''As the twig Is bent +"
etc. and ! knew what she thought Of
my indisposition. l concluded to do my
duty by my family. let modification
and every thing else stand in the way.
Our pastor overlook US. and being
very fond Of children. he addressed
many Of his remarks to our young
hopefulS In fear and trembling
listened. All went well till my wife
asked Alph to tell the minister the
name Of the hymn they sang each
night after their little prayer. and he
told him It was Susan. sweep the
kitchen out"
My wife now says she will not allow
Mary 20 sing as she goes about her
work. and has another argument in IA
vor Of early training.
Every thing in church was so new
and strange, they sat almost motion
less and in open-eyed wonder during
the first part Of the service. and | was
congratulating myself upon finding
one place where could rest, when they
slipped from the seat to some hassocks.
and Julie whispered: 1.-The little angels
are so tired"
DR.. B was trying TO elucidate a
scientific ploblenl. and l was wonder
ing how many Of the congregation
were asleep. when a familiar odor
reached my nostrils- glanced It my
wife. and l saw that my sense OF
smell had not deceived me. and with q
MOTHER intuition she had discovered
the culprits Those little wretches had
cigars. and Alphonse had evidently
lighted one and taken Whit, while
Del was chewing the other. I'll not
attempt to tell you how We got the
nauseated children home. or how hard
tried TO convince my wife that
hadn't smoked since l could not say
how long. and that those matches and
cigars that AIph had purloined from
my overcoat that was lying on the pew
seat must have been put there BY some
other fellow. soon felt that il was
useless to talk. for even II could have
proved ii she would have deduced from
the occurrence an argument in favor Of
hcrcdity just the same, for could not
deny that had been somewhat addict
ed to the use Of the delectabie weed.
Monday l went. about my business,
| feeling sure the limp-looking and
white-f faced boys wouldn't get far from
home that dag, and was somewhat sur
priscd to hear my wife's distracted
call: rs il you. John?" and answered,
rather impatiently: ..Ycs. its John =
and felt little inclined to curse the
telephone inventor. when she said
Have you seen the boys?" NO;
and l don't want to-" was my savage
answer.
An hour later there was another call.
and somebody said: ''Smiih. the baby
is lost. and your wife Is nearly frantic. =
Those boys Of mine had completely
demolished my wheel some weeks
before. and had not replaced il; but
jameson. clerk who is about my build.
kindly let me his, and rolled away
like = bow on = race-cou-se.
Doors wide open; not person about
the premises; even the dog missing.
A ringing d the telephone bell was a
momentary relief. but when ! listened
TO the voice Of the city marshal. and
learned that several Of the police force
were securing the city for my children.
and my wife was in commissions At the
| station" where she went thinking
that some one must have found and re-
ported her babies, tsre my hair-or
rather tore through the street At =
John Gilpin gait. with such grave
responsibilities upon me must al here
toihe strict truth; hypcrboIe. even met
aphor. shall be strictly avoided.) Poor
Julia! Mary had taken the baby out for
an airing, and leaving her for one mo
ment 70 speak 70 fricn !. returned
Immediately. she says. to find neither
baby nor carriage.
The girl came home nearly wild. and
my wife was quite 80; she had just
missed the boys. and tclephoned 10 me,
ito get my cruel answer" The whole
neighborhood was aroused in vain.
and then my wife herself went to the